Using Google groups and documents to help organize information When doing a group project, it is hard to keep information organized, find old files and communicate with everyone at one time when not together. Google has found a solution too many of those common problems. With both of these tools, Google can be used as an organizer and communicator to help connect your group in the easiest of ways! Must have a GMAIL account to access these tools! To create a group: Go to groups.google.com, click ‘create’ a group. Her you can name your group. Next, you'll type in a brief description of the group and choose the membership access level. Choose restricted so no one can randomly join your group or access your work. Click ‘create my group’. You can now add members or invite them to join. This group will now act like an email address and you can use it to send emails and documents to everyone in the group.
To create a document:
Go to docs.google.com, click ‘create’, a drop down menu will show up listing the different types of docs you can make, select what applies The document is now created and linked to your Google doc account. This document will continuously save itself. Once you have completed your document click ‘file’ and choose share, you can now choose who can view and edit this doc including the group you had just made. Go back to the main Google doc page to see all the docs you have made and organize, share, or delete them.
When doing a group project, it is hard to keep information organized, find old files and communicate with everyone at one time when not together. Google has found a solution too many of those common problems. With both of these tools, Google can be used as an organizer and communicator to help connect your group in the easiest of ways!
Must have a GMAIL account to access these tools!
To create a group:
Go to groups.google.com, click ‘create’ a group.
Her you can name your group. Next, you'll type in a brief description of the group and choose the membership access level. Choose restricted so no one can randomly join your group or access your work. Click ‘create my group’.
You can now add members or invite them to join. This group will now act like an email address and you can use it to send emails and documents to everyone in the group.
To create a document:
Go to docs.google.com, click ‘create’, a drop down menu will show up listing the different types of docs you can make, select what applies
The document is now created and linked to your Google doc account. This document will continuously save itself.
Once you have completed your document click ‘file’ and choose share, you can now choose who can view and edit this doc including the group you had just made.
Go back to the main Google doc page to see all the docs you have made and organize, share, or delete them.